Spokesman for the [email protected]: "We disagree with the Turkish position that the YPG and the PKK are the same organization. The Coalition recognises the threat the PKK poses to Turkey, but Turkey cannot pursue that fight at the expense of our common fight against terrorists that threaten us all, and we call on all countries in the region to remain focused on the fight to defeat IS."

SDF official [email protected]_ehmed in the [email protected]: We have never used northern Syria to launch any attack against Turkey. If Erdogan was a true ally (to the US) he would attack al-Qaida in Idlib. We do not believe that the United States needs to choose between us and Turkey. To be clear, we do not want to escalate the conflict with Turkey.